CONSONUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT FOR MICHAEL BUCHEIT
Exhibit 10.32
FOR
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1. Award of Restricted Stock. The Committee hereby grants, as of February 25, 2008 (the “Date of Grant”), to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (“Recipient”), 35,696 restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0000015 per share (collectively the “Restricted Stock”). The Restricted Stock shall be subject to the terms, provisions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and the Company’s 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein for all purposes. As a condition to entering into this Agreement, and as a condition to the issuance of any Shares (or any other securities of the Company), the Recipient agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions herein and in the Plan. Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings attributable thereto in the Plan.
2. Vesting of Restricted Stock.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 4 hereof, the shares of Restricted Stock shall become vested in the following amounts, at the following times and upon the following conditions, provided that the Continuous Service of the Recipient continues through and on the applicable Vesting Date and that the following conditions are met:
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March 31, 2009, so long as the performance goals set by the Committee for the 2008 calendar year are met. |
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11,899 |
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March 31, 2010, so long as the performance goals set by the Committee for the 2009 calendar year are met. |
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11,899 |
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March 31, 2011 so long as the performance goals set by the Committee for the 2010 calendar year are met. |
The written performance goals will be provided to Recipient no later than February 28 of the applicable calendar year. There may be proportionate or partial vesting of the Restricted Shares on the applicable Vesting Date based on the number of performance goals met and the percentage of each goal attained. The criteria for proportionate or partial vesting and complete vesting will be set forth in the performance goals. There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting of shares of Restricted Stock in or during the months, days or periods prior to each Vesting Date, and all vesting of shares of Restricted Stock shall occur only on the applicable Vesting Date.
(b) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement, in the event that the Recipient’s Continuous Service is terminated by the Company without Cause as set forth in the Recipient’s Employment Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”), the shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement shall become immediately vested as of the date of the termination of the Recipient’s Continuous Service.
(c) Notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement, the Board or the Committee shall be authorized, in its sole discretion, based upon its review and evaluation of the performance of the Recipient and of the Company, to accelerate the vesting of any shares of Restricted Stock under this Agreement, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board or the Committee shall deem advisable.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
(i) “Non-Vested Shares” means any portion of the Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement that has not become vested pursuant to this Section 2.
(ii) “Vested Shares” means any portion of the Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement that is and has become vested pursuant to this Section 2.
3. Delivery of Restricted Stock.
(a) One or more stock certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock shall be issued in the name of the Recipient but shall be held and retained by the Records Administrator of the Company until the date (the “Applicable Date”) on which the shares (or a portion thereof) subject to this Restricted Stock award become Vested Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof, subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof. All such stock certificates shall bear the following legends, along with such other legends that the Board or the Committee shall deem necessary and appropriate or which are otherwise required or indicated pursuant to any applicable stockholders agreement:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR STATE SECURITIES
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LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL VESTING AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES, AND INCLUDE VESTING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE COMPLETE FORFEITURE OF THE SHARES.
(b) The Recipient shall deposit with the Company stock powers or other instruments of transfer or assignment, duly endorsed in blank with signature(s) guaranteed, corresponding to each certificate representing shares of Restricted Stock until such shares become Vested Shares. If the Recipient shall fail to provide the Company with any such stock power or other instrument of transfer or assignment, the Recipient hereby irrevocably appoints the Secretary of the Company as his attorney-in-fact, with full power of appointment and substitution, to execute and deliver any such power or other instrument which may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of the Restricted Stock (or assignment of distributions thereon) on the books and records of the Company.
(c) On or after each Applicable Date, upon written request to the Company by the Recipient, the Company shall promptly cause a new certificate or certificates to be issued for and with respect to all shares that become Vested Shares on that Applicable Date, which certificate(s) shall be delivered to the Recipient as soon as administratively practicable after the date of receipt by the Company of the Recipient’s written request. The new certificate or certificates shall continue to bear those legends and endorsements that the Company shall deem necessary or appropriate (including those relating to restrictions on transferability and/or obligations and restrictions under the Securities Laws and/or the Stockholders Agreement (if any)).
4. Forfeiture of Non-Vested Shares. If the Recipient’s Continuous Service with the Company and the Related Entities is terminated for any reason, any Shares of Restricted Stock that are not Vested Shares, and that do not become Vested Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof as a result of such termination, shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination of Continuous Service and revert back to the Company without any payment to the Recipient. The Committee shall have the power and authority to enforce on behalf of the Company any rights of the Company under this Agreement in the event of the Recipient’s forfeiture of Non-Vested Shares pursuant to this Section 4.
5. Rights with Respect to Restricted Stock.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Recipient shall have, with respect to all of the shares of Restricted Stock, whether Vested Shares or Non-Vested Shares, all
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of the rights of a holder of shares of common stock of the Company, including without limitation (i) the right to vote such Restricted Stock, (ii) the right to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared on the Restricted Stock from time to time, and (iii) the rights available to all holders of shares of common stock of the Company upon any merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution, stock split-up, stock dividend or recapitalization undertaken by the Company; provided, however, that all of such rights shall be subject to the terms, provisions, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement (including without limitation conditions under which all such rights shall be forfeited). Any Shares issued to the Recipient as a dividend with respect to shares of Restricted Stock shall have the same status and bear the same legend as the shares of Restricted Stock and shall be held by the Company, if the shares of Restricted Stock that such dividend is attributed to is being so held, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. In addition, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, any cash dividends declared with respect to shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement shall be held in escrow by the Committee until such time as the shares of Restricted Stock that such cash dividends are attributed to shall become Vested Shares, and in the event that such shares of Restricted Stock are subsequently forfeited, the cash dividends attributable to such portion shall be forfeited as well.
(b) If at any time while this Agreement is in effect (or shares granted hereunder shall be or remain unvested while Recipient’s Continuous Service continues and has not yet terminated or ceased for any reason), there shall be any increase or decrease in the number of issued and outstanding Shares of the Company through the declaration of a stock dividend or through any recapitalization resulting in a stock split-up, combination or exchange of such Shares, then and in that event, the Board or the Committee shall make any adjustments it deems fair and appropriate, in view of such change, in the number of shares of Restricted Stock then subject to this Agreement. If any such adjustment shall result in a fractional share, such fraction shall be disregarded.
(c) Notwithstanding any term or provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the existence of this Agreement, or of any outstanding Restricted Stock awarded hereunder, shall not affect in any manner the right, power or authority of the Company to make, authorize or consummate: (i) any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business; (ii) any merger, consolidation or similar transaction by or of the Company; (iii) any offer, issue or sale by the Company of any capital stock of the Company, including any equity or debt securities, or preferred or preference stock that would rank prior to or on parity with the Restricted Stock and/or that would include, have or possess other rights, benefits and/or preferences superior to those that the Restricted Stock includes, has or possesses, or any warrants, options or rights with respect to any of the foregoing; (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (v) any sale, transfer or assignment of all or any part of the stock, assets or business of the Company; or (vi) any other corporate transaction, act or proceeding (whether of a similar character or otherwise).
6. Restrictions While Restricted Stock is Not Registered. The Restricted Stock specified in Section 1 and (a) all shares of the Company’s capital stock received as a dividend or other distribution upon such Restricted Stock, and (b) all shares of capital stock or other securities of
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the Company into which such Restricted Stock may be changed or for which such shares shall be exchanged, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock split-ups or the like, shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 6 only at those times that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such times during which the shares are not so registered hereinafter being referred to as the “Restricted Period”).
(a) No Sale or Pledge of Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise provided herein, Recipient agrees and covenants that during the Restricted Period he or she shall not sell, pledge, encumber or otherwise transfer or dispose of, and shall not permit to be sold, encumbered, attached or otherwise disposed of or transferred in any manner, either voluntarily or by operation of law (all hereinafter collectively referred to as “transfers”), all or any portion of the Restricted Shares or any interest therein except for the Vested Shares which may be transferred in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Section 6.
(b) Voluntary Transfer Repurchase Option. If Recipient desires to effect a voluntary transfer of any of the Vested Shares during the Restricted Period, Recipient shall first give written notice to the Company of such intent to transfer (the “Offer Notice”) specifying (i) the number of the Vested Shares (the “Offered Shares”) and the date of the proposed transfer (which shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the giving of the Offer Notice), (ii) the name, address, and principal business of the proposed transferee (the “Transferee”), and (iii) the price and other terms and conditions of the proposed transfer of the Offered Shares to the Transferee. The Offer Notice by Recipient shall constitute an offer to sell all, but not less than all, of the Offered Shares, at the price and on the terms specified in such Offer Notice, to the Company and/or its designated purchaser. If the Company desires to accept Recipient’s offer to sell, either for itself or on behalf of its designated purchaser, the Company shall signify such acceptance by written notice to Recipient within thirty (30) days following the giving of the Option Notice. Failing such acceptance, Recipient’s offer shall lapse on the thirty-first day following the giving of the Option Notice. With such written acceptance, the Company shall designate a day not later than the later of (i) twenty (20) days following the date of giving its notice of acceptance, or (ii) the closing date in the Offer Notice, on which the Company or its designated purchaser shall deliver the purchase price of the Offered Shares (in the same form as provided in the Offer Notice) and Recipient shall deliver to the Company or its designated Purchaser, as applicable, all certificates evidencing the Offered Shares endorsed in blank for transfer or with separate stock powers endorsed in blank for transfer. The Company may in its sole and absolute discretion, notify the Recipient within thirty-one days following the giving of the Option Notice that it does not permit the transfer of the Offered Shares to the Transferee pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Option Notice in which event any such transfer or attempted transfer by the Recipient to the Transferee shall be null and void. Upon the lapse without acceptance by the Company of Recipient’s offer to sell the Offered Shares, and unless the Company shall provide written notice to the Recipient within thirty-one days following the giving of the Option Notice that it will not permit the transfer of the Offered Shares to the Transferee pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Option Notice, Recipient shall be free to transfer the Offered Shares not purchased by the Company or the designated purchaser to the Transferee (and no one else), for a price and on terms and conditions which are no more favorable to the Transferee than those set forth in the Offer Notice, for a period of thirty days thereafter, but after such period the
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restrictions of this Section 6 shall again apply to the Vested Shares. The Offered Shares so transferred by Recipient to the Transferee shall continue to be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Section 6 and the Company shall have the right to require, as a condition of such transfer, than the Transferee execute an agreement substantially in the form and content of the provisions of this Section 6, as well as any voting agreement and/or shareholders agreement required by the Company.
(c) Involuntary Transfer Repurchase Option. Whenever, during the Restricted Period, Recipient has any notice or knowledge of any attempted, pending, or consummated involuntary transfer or lien or charge upon any of the Vested Shares, whether by operation of law or otherwise, Recipient shall give immediate written notice thereof to the Company. Whenever the Company has any other notice or knowledge of any such attempted, impending, or consummated involuntary transfer, lien, or charge, it shall give written notice thereof to the Recipient. In either case, Recipient agrees to disclose forthwith to the Company all pertinent information in his possession relating thereto. If during the Restricted Period any of the Vested Shares are subjected to any such involuntary transfer, lien, or charge, the Company and its designated purchaser shall at all times have the immediate and continuing option to purchase such of the Vested Shares upon notice by the Company to Recipient or other record holder at a price and on terms determined according to Section 6(e) below, and any of the Vested Shares so purchased by the Company or its designated purchaser shall in every case be free and clear of such transfer, lien, or charge.
(d) Excepted Transfers. The provisions of Sections 6(a) and (b) shall not apply to a voluntary assignment, bequest or testamentary transfer, in trust or otherwise, by the Recipient (or upon the Recipient’s death, a subsequent transfer incident to such death pursuant to a will or a trust, or occurring by operation of law, effected by the heirs, personal representatives, or trustees of the Recipient having authority to transfer the Vested Shares in question), which is (i) to or for the benefit of any member of the Recipient’s immediate family, specifically the Recipient’s spouse, parents and grandparents, children and their direct descendants, brothers and sisters, nieces, nephews and their direct descendants and the spouses of any of them; (ii) to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of each class of the voting stock or other voting interests of which is owned by the Recipient and/or one or more of the individuals described in clause (i) above; or (iii) to a trust, the beneficiaries of which are any of the individuals or entities described in clauses (i) or (ii) above. In the event that the Recipient transfers any Vested Shares pursuant to this Section 6(d), the Recipient shall continue to be subject to all of the terms and provisions of this Section 6 with respect to any remaining present or future interest whatsoever he may have in the transferred Vested Shares, and, further provided that any Vested Shares transferred pursuant to this subsection (d) shall continue to be subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 6 and the transferee of any such Vested Shares shall likewise be subject to all such terms and conditions of this Section 6 as though such transferee were a party hereto.
(e) Repurchase Price. For purposes of Section 6(c) hereof, the per share purchase price of Vested Shares shall be an amount equal to the fair market value of such share, determined by the Board of Directors of the Company as of any date determined by the Board of
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Directors that is not more than one year prior to the date of the event giving rise to the Company’s right to purchase such Vested Shares. Any determination of fair market value made by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be binding and conclusive on all parties unless shown to have been made in an arbitrary and capricious manner. The purchase price shall, at the option of the Company, be payable in cash or in the form of the Company’s promissory note payable in up to three equal annual installments commencing 12 months after the acquisition by the Company (“Acquisition Date”) of the Vested Shares, together with interest on the unpaid balance thereof at the rate equal to the prime rate of interest of Citibank, N.A. on the Acquisition Date.
7. Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the shares of Restricted Stock are not transferable unless and until they become Vested Shares in accordance with this Agreement, otherwise than by will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Recipient. Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the first sentence of this Section, any attempt to effect a Transfer of any shares of Restricted Stock prior to the date on which the shares become Vested Shares shall be void ab initio. For purposes of this Agreement, “Transfer” shall mean any sale, transfer, encumbrance, gift, donation, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition, whether similar or dissimilar to those previously enumerated, whether voluntary or involuntary, and including, but not limited to, any disposition by operation of law, by court order, by judicial process, or by foreclosure, levy or attachment.
8. Tax Matters; Section 83(b) Election.
(a) If the Recipient properly elects, within thirty (30) days of the Date of Grant, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value (as of the Date of Grant) of the Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Recipient shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to pay to the Company any federal, state or local income taxes required to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock. If the Recipient shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including without limitation, the withholding of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Recipient under this Agreement) otherwise due to the Recipient any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock.
(b) If the Recipient does not properly make the election described in Section 8(a) above, the Recipient shall, no later than the date or dates as of which the restrictions referred to in this Agreement hereof shall lapse, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for payment of, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock (including without limitation the vesting thereof), and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including without limitation, the withholding of any Shares that otherwise would be distributed to the Recipient under this Agreement) otherwise due to Recipient any
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Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock.
(c) The Recipient may satisfy the withholding requirements with respect to the Restricted Stock pursuant to any one or combination of the following methods:
(i) payment in cash; or
(ii) if and to the extent permitted by the Committee, payment by surrendering unrestricted previously held Shares which have a value equal to the required withholding amount or the withholding of Shares that otherwise would be deliverable to the Recipient pursuant to this Award. The Recipient may surrender Shares either by attestation or by delivery of a certificate or certificates for shares duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, and if required with medallion level signature guarantee by a member firm of a national stock exchange, by a national or state bank (or guaranteed or notarized in such other manner as the Committee may require).
(d) Tax consequences on the Recipient (including without limitation federal, state, local and foreign income tax consequences) with respect to the Restricted Stock (including without limitation the grant, vesting and/or forfeiture thereof) are the sole responsibility of the Recipient. The Recipient shall consult with his or her own personal accountant(s) and/or tax advisor(s) regarding these matters, the making of a Section 83(b) election, and the Recipient’s filing, withholding and payment (or tax liability) obligations.
9. Amendment, Modification & Assignment; Non-Transferability. This Agreement may only be modified or amended in a writing signed by the parties hereto. No promises, assurances, commitments, agreements, undertakings or representations, whether oral, written, electronic or otherwise, and whether express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof, have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. Unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Company, in its sole discretion, this Agreement (and Recipient’s rights hereunder) may not be assigned, and the obligations of Recipient hereunder may not be delegated, in whole or in part. The rights and obligations created hereunder shall be binding on the Recipient and his heirs and legal representatives and on the successors and assigns of the Company.
10. Recipient’s Representations. The Recipient shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, deliver to the Company his Investment Representation Statement in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A or in such other form as the Company may request.
11. Complete Agreement. This Agreement (together with those agreements and documents expressly referred to herein, for the purposes referred to herein) embody the complete and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any and all prior promises, assurances, commitments, agreements, undertakings or representations, whether oral, written, electronic or otherwise, and whether express or implied, which may relate to the subject matter hereof in any way.
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12. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Right to Continuous Service. This Agreement and the grant of Restricted Stock hereunder shall not confer, or be construed to confer, upon the Recipient any right to Continuous Service with the Company or any Related Entity.
(b) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude the Company or any Related Entity from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation plans, agreements or arrangements, and any such plans, agreements and arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases or to specific persons.
(c) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or under any applicable law, rule or regulation, then such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable law (or if such provision cannot be so construed or deemed amended without materially altering the purpose or intent of this Agreement and the grant of Restricted Stock hereunder, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction and the remainder of this Agreement and the award hereunder shall remain in full force and effect).
(d) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither this Agreement nor the grant of Restricted Stock hereunder shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Related Entity and the Recipient or any other person. To the extent that the Recipient or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Related Entity pursuant to this Agreement, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.
(e) Law Governing. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to the conflict of laws rules or principles thereof).
(f) Interpretation. The Recipient accepts the Restricted Stock subject to all of the terms, provisions and restrictions of this Agreement and the Plan. The undersigned Recipient hereby accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board or the Committee upon any questions arising under this Agreement or the Plan.
(g) Headings. Section, paragraph and other headings and captions are provided solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings and captions shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction, meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.
(h) Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company’s President at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000, or if the Company should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Recipient, to the
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Recipient’s last permanent address as shown on the Company’s records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section.
(i) Non-Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party hereto of the other party’s prompt and complete performance, or breach or violation, of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be effected solely in a writing signed by such party, and shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation, and the waiver by any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy which he or it may possess shall not operate nor be construed as the waiver of such right or remedy by such party, or as a bar to the exercise of such right or remedy by such party, upon the occurrence of any subsequent breach or violation.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Restricted Stock Agreement as of the date first written above.
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CONSONUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware |
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Agreed and Accepted:
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EXHIBIT A
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
RECIPIENT:
COMPANY:
SECURITY:
AMOUNT:
DATE:
In connection with the grant of the above-listed Securities, I, the Recipient, represent to the Company the following:
1. I am aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition, and have acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. I am receiving these Securities for my own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for the resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
2. I understand that the Company’s issuance of the Securities has not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of my investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, I understand that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if my representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the future.
3. I further understand that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless the transfer is subsequently registered under the Securities Act or unless an exemption from registration is otherwise available. Moreover, I understand that the Company is under no obligation to register any transfer of the Securities. In addition, I understand that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless registered or such registration is not required in the option of counsel for the Company.
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